Development and Testing of LoRaWAN Sensor Network for Internet of Things Applications

Abstract

There are several wireless technologies that can be used for Internet of Things. Among these are Bluetooth, Cellular and Low Power Wide Access Network (LPWAN). Devices connected to LPWAN may work longer and be placed in remote areas. One of the implementations of LPWAN is LoRaWAN. In the current work, an infrastructure managed by Altibox AS has been applied for connecting sensors in one network using LoRaWAN protocol. A monitoring and logging application combining services provided by Altibox and open-source tool Node-RED has been setup to present measurements from sensors. Comparison of applications has shown that application from a network provider suits best for the devices under its management. However, it may be more convenient to use other solutions if data from unrelated providers are to be collected and presented in one place.